tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.comments2016-12-09T09:53:54.297-05:00Polish families from Żywiec-Zabłocie, Polska (Slaskie)Julie Nielsen Cabittohttps://plus.google.com/110746265412318483648noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-3874274629627284502016-09-01T18:50:25.139-04:002016-09-01T18:50:25.139-04:00Frederick Nasluchacz is my grandfather on my fathe...Frederick Nasluchacz is my grandfather on my father&#39;s side what information are you needing I&#39;ll try and help you received it crystal Nasluchacz -Deasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-84363796888171967882016-08-28T17:49:47.482-04:002016-08-28T17:49:47.482-04:00Hello. My name is Valerie. I am an African -Americ...Hello. My name is Valerie. I am an African -American woman born in the late 60&#39;s. I had the most wonderful experience growing up in Gary Indiana. My Dad bought a house on Taft Street when he and my mother got married in 1966.He was a Mill worker and my mom was a school teacher. I came along in 1968. In those days the neighborhood we moved to was strictly white ,professional families, i.e. doctors, lawyers,nurses, educational professionals...The area was located by the local hospital ( about 4 blocks away) and several schools.Hence, considered the professional district. My family was the first black family on the block. My next door neighbors were Polish. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roman. He was an English teacher at the Horace Mann high school 3 blocks away. I remember he walked everyday. They never had a car,and his wife was a housewife. She was wonderful to me and my sister. My earliest memories go back as young as two or three years old. She had beautiful flowers in her yard and she treated us like we were her own children. She spent many days socializing with my mom and they would even share recipes with each other. She baked the most incredible cookies in the world! and she gave us treats everyday. During this time in our history it was an unheard of concept. Because our other neighbors were very adamant about socializing with families of other races. They even had maids that weren&#39;t allowed to have passing conversations with those living around them. But my Polish neighbors were the exact opposite. Even though Mr. Roman worked, he still took the time to talk with us and teach us different things. Including their prayers. They had a beautiful statue of the Virgin Mary in their front yard. Their names are carved in the concrete on the sidewalk in front of the house. Mrs. Roman taught my mom how to make those great cookies and my mama taught her how to make chitterlings......LOL! I still smile when I think of the songs she use to sing to us. As the years passed, Mr.Roman passed away and I believe Mrs. Roman, who had a son from a previous relationship, (this information my mother gave me) that came and took Mrs. Roman to live with him in her old age. My mom and sister took care of her for a while before her son came to get her. I had been long gone and living in another state so I never got the chance to see them again. In 2007, I purchased my childhood home from my mother. My Dad had passed away years before and my mom re-married and moved a few blocks away. So because my sister lived in another state and my baby brother was married with a home of his own, I also being the only one with children, I bought the home I grew up in. The memories are still there...next door.......48 years later.<br /> Different people have lived there through the years...but &quot;The Romans&quot; is still carved in the side walk...the Virgin Mary is still in the front yard.....and The Roman&#39;s are still in my memory....and my heart.Valerie Reesenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-62492324411755720442014-11-04T11:31:20.754-05:002014-11-04T11:31:20.754-05:00About Ricardo Lach in Peru.
https://pabadal.wordp...About Ricardo Lach in Peru.<br /><br />https://pabadal.wordpress.com/tag/ricardo-lach/<br /><br />RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-26662850532973171562014-10-02T11:00:49.542-04:002014-10-02T11:00:49.542-04:00It is possible! There are a lot of family I have n...It is possible! There are a lot of family I have not been able to piece together yet. I have Adam Sanetra and his siblings, then his parents, grandparents and great grandparents info. But don&#39;t know about siblings families in each generation, just direct line. I do have a tree on Ancestry.com. You&#39;re welcome to email me. Julie Nielsen Cabittohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742118058533419641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-78641381570524008962014-09-27T21:41:45.536-04:002014-09-27T21:41:45.536-04:00Hello, I have just started trying to track down my...Hello, I have just started trying to track down my family tree. I currently live in Canada but was born in England. My mother was born in Zywiec. Her mother too came from zywiec. As far as I know her parents, my mother&#39;s grandparents ran a brick factory in Zywiec. My grand mother&#39;s maiden name was Sanetra. Is it possible that we are related?zofia Wald Mroznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-83468011274333869632014-05-13T12:19:08.277-04:002014-05-13T12:19:08.277-04:00I would take the scans of the Catholic parish regi...I would take the scans of the Catholic parish registers (time period 1700/1817) of Zablocie (Galicia, Central Europe) and Żywiec, because I&#39;m looking for these two people: SIGMUND and ISCHNER.<br />I wanted to know if there is a website where I could find the material I&#39;m looking for.<br />Thanks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-42156153583561971772014-01-20T21:52:24.680-05:002014-01-20T21:52:24.680-05:00Hello - my grandfather was born Zablocie Zywiec in...Hello - my grandfather was born Zablocie Zywiec in 1898. His name was Jozef Snarzyk and he was the son of Jozef Snarzyk and Mary Matusczcak - Snarzyk.<br /><br />I too am conducting an extensive family search and just happened onto your site.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Sue Mastenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03242404297485884240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-112295357264233872013-10-05T14:17:24.063-04:002013-10-05T14:17:24.063-04:00Welcome to the GeneaBloggers family. Hope you find...Welcome to the GeneaBloggers family. Hope you find the association fruitful; I sure do. I have found it most stimulating, especially some of the Daily Themes. <br /><br />May you keep sharing your ancestor stories!<br /><br />Dr. Bill ;-)<br />http://drbilltellsancestorstories.blogspot.com/<br />Author of &quot;13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories&quot; and family saga novels in The Homeplace Series such as: &quot;Back to the Homeplace&quot;<br />http://thehomeplaceseries.blogspot.com/<br />http://www.examiner.com/x-53135-Springfield-Genealogy-Examiner<br />http://www.examiner.com/x-58285-Ozarks-Cultural-Heritage-Examiner<br />http://www.examiner.com/heritage-tourism-in-springfield-mo/dr-bill-william-l-smith<br />http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/drbilltellsexcitingstories<br />The Heritage Tourist at In-Depth Genealogist: http://www.indepthgenealogist.com/Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-74862319076889175032013-08-02T08:58:06.141-04:002013-08-02T08:58:06.141-04:00My grandpa commented the same. I said that this wa...My grandpa commented the same. I said that this was 1940&#39;s, 1950&#39;s though. He said, true it was long past shoveling coal and stoking the fire, but the title would still probably be the same. He suggested probably something with the engine, maybe we should look up what the title would mean then with the railroad historical society. We also commented that because he had this job, that would explain why he broke the windows &amp; helped people escape during the fire, which he was severely injured in. I&#39;m sure he saved their lives. Julie Nielsen Cabittohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742118058533419641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-59723197677515327682013-07-29T11:29:39.090-04:002013-07-29T11:29:39.090-04:00I should clarify, Charles Taylor was farming by 19...I should clarify, Charles Taylor was farming by 1900, so it may well be a different type of engine and therefore a different job altogether.A Willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05604151911987815063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-70749449285444148842013-07-29T11:24:04.781-04:002013-07-29T11:24:04.781-04:00Julie, verify your definition of &#39;fireman.&#39...Julie, verify your definition of &#39;fireman.&#39; Charles Taylor was a fireman on the railroad as well, but that meant that he was the one who kept the fire in the engine running at the right temperature for the speed and power the engineer needed.A Willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05604151911987815063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-62866919174688993652013-07-09T22:24:09.477-04:002013-07-09T22:24:09.477-04:00Julie, your story is beautiful. And you are absolu...Julie, your story is beautiful. And you are absolutely right about Karolina going through life with a smile despite her being handicapped. She couldn&#39;t communicate with the rest of the world (besides her family) because she spoke German. She had learned some Polish words by herself but as you can imagine her pronunciation was not understandable for &quot;outsiders&quot;. Despite all that, she was always cheerful and ready to laugh. I remember when I was coming for a vacation visits to Zywiec she would run to the door and kiss and hug me with a big smile. Then, when she moved to Liliana&#39;s house in Bielsko - Biala I remember her sitting in the window and jumping and waving in the window with that huge smile when she saw us coming for a visit. Karolina, or aunt Lina [pron. Leena] as I called her, liked to read newspapers and watch TV. Besides cheerful nature she had this independence and stubbornness traits which her sister Julia had too. She was at my wedding and ate, drunk, and laughed a lot. I am missing her all the time…<br />Jolantahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725505631312605559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-24494360923034508402012-09-01T17:58:36.882-04:002012-09-01T17:58:36.882-04:00Thank you! Is Sznolonek the maiden name? I just ad...Thank you! Is Sznolonek the maiden name? I just added that tag to this message and the surname index on the blog. I recommend doing only last name searches, since this is very uncommon name in the US. It actually doesn&#39;t show up even once with exactly that spelling on Ancestry.com, familysearch or fold3. Which is immigration, naturalization, vital records etc. So then to guess how others misspelled it.... Send me an email with her approximate birth year and marriage year in CA and I&#39;ll see if I can try some &quot;fuzzy searches&quot; to at least get her Ellis Island manifest record to help you started. julie.cabitto@gmail.comJulie Cabittohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742118058533419641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-90298738685224137312012-05-31T22:20:50.578-04:002012-05-31T22:20:50.578-04:00My grandmother was born in Zywiec and immigrated t...My grandmother was born in Zywiec and immigrated to the United States, Chicago from what I remember. She was disowned by her family when she divorced (Catholic) her first husband, moved out west to California and married my grandfather. Her name was Josephine Victoria Sznolonek. I have been trying to find information about her, to no avail. Stumbled upon your blog which by the way, is lovely and touching.Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224326376180512056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-54602006558427566632009-07-27T12:10:06.522-04:002009-07-27T12:10:06.522-04:00I talked to my grandpa Sanetra yesterday. He said ...I talked to my grandpa Sanetra yesterday. He said everyone knew everyone in those Polish Chicago neighborhoods. And everyone talked at the bar, pub or whatever they chose to call it. So the three Sanetra men would have to know known each other living so close to each other.Julie Cabittohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742118058533419641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354760123722384916.post-11335245952345335622009-04-01T10:30:00.000-04:002009-04-01T10:30:00.000-04:00My mom (Cynthia Sanetra) also keeps bees! Maybe i...My mom (Cynthia Sanetra) also keeps bees! Maybe it's something in the genes!Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291823272875360637noreply@blogger.com